Jan 14th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 9 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 9 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. After starting 56th, Robby Gordon had a great stage 8 and finished 10th. Gordon is now 24th overall. Robby Gordon will begin stage 9 at TBA

 

2014 Stage 8 Photos


STAGE 9 TRACKING


STAGE 9: CALAMA > IQUIQUE

Connection 29km | Special Stage 422km | Total 451km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

The 2014 Dakar will reach its most northern point in Iquique, where the competitors will see the ocean for the first time this year. Above all, the drivers and teams will discover the Atacama Dunes again after a first part of a special stage which will be rather tedious. Dune specialists will be in command over a distance of almost 150km. Thrills will be guaranteed at the very end of the day, on the last three kilometres of the descent to Iquique: there is more than a 30% difference in height from start to finish and it is almost not recommended to break. The law of gravitation takes on its full meaning: the bivouac is not far away!

The GREEN section of the route is the connection , the RED is the Special Section of the stage.

 

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 14, 2014 at 9:17am

Riding in the dust of the HRX and a Mini, hopefully not for to much longer

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 14, 2014 at 9:18am

WP3 should come in at/about 20 till

Permalink Reply by David on January 14, 2014 at 9:19am

got my rebel vs the world sticker yesturday

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 14, 2014 at 9:20am

Sainz lost a 1:12 between wp2-3

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 14, 2014 at 9:21am

Stage 9 Top 7 at KM75 of 422 (WP2)

1) Sainz
2) Peterhansel +6s
3) Al-Attiyah +37s
4) Terranova +1m3s
5) GORDON +1m38s
6) De Villiers +2m59s
7) Roma +3m3s

Permalink Reply by Mike Schultz on January 14, 2014 at 9:26am

Numberplate ordered! Thanks for all you do here on this site!

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 14, 2014 at 9:31am

Roma doing his part to give Peter back the OA

Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 14, 2014 at 9:34am

I suspect passing is a problem

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 14, 2014 at 9:34am

11:28 Cars: Sainz leads after 87 km

By just 6 seconds, Carlos Sainz has taken first place on the car special stage from Stéphane Peterhansel. 37' behind El Matador lies Nasser Al-Attiyah in third, in front of Orlando Terranova, 1’03' behind the stage leader. The comeback kid is in fifth: Robby Gordon trails Sainz by 1’38'. He is followed by the Toyota of Giniel de Villiers and Nani Roma’s Mini, respectively 2’59' and 3’03' behind the current leader.

Permalink Reply by KTM go BRAWWWPPP!!! on January 14, 2014 at 9:50am

I like how they describe Robby as "the comeback kid"!!!

Permalink Reply by jeff.2066 on January 14, 2014 at 9:36am

SEven cars in at #3 (CP1) and no RG...what is up?

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 14, 2014 at 9:38am

he started 10th

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